George Smith
1916–1923 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies
229G
.097AVG
.127OBP
.106SLG
More career statistics
34H
0HR
12RBI
0SB
41–81W–L
1,143.1IP
263K
3.90ERA
115GS
4SV
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 349 | 350 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 377 | 378 |
| Batting · Runs | 15 | 16 |
| Batting · RBI | 12 | 13 |
| Batting · Walks | 12 | 11 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 4,874 | 4,877 |
| Pitching · p cg | 52 | 53 |
| Pitching · p er | 496 | 508 |
| Pitching · p hr | 54 | 52 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 3,430 | 3,425 |
| Pitching · p k | 263 | 267 |
| Pitching · p w | 255 | 249 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 229 | 377 | 349 | 15 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | .097 | .127 | .106 | .233 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,143.3 | 229 | 115 | 52 | 41 | 81 | 4 | 1,321 | 644 | 496 | 54 | 255 | 263 | 0 | 0 | 3.90 | 1.378 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1919-07-03 to 1919-07-12
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Twelve Runs Allowed | 1921-07-07 | 1 in 264 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1922-09-07 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 13 innings pitched | 1919-08-18 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 109 | 173 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 69 | .099 | .127 | .117 |
| Away | 120 | 205 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 75 | .096 | .112 | .096 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 17 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .050 | .043 | .050 |
| May | 38 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 20 | .117 | .141 | .117 |
| June | 48 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .083 | .081 | .083 |
| July | 36 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 30 | .129 | .132 | .143 |
| August | 49 | 89 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 45 | .072 | .124 | .096 |
| September | 37 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20 | .100 | .140 | .100 |
| October | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 40 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | .091 | .103 | .106 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 38 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 28 | .046 | .091 | .046 |
| cincinnati-reds | 34 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .073 | .113 | .073 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 30 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | .167 | .186 | .190 |
| boston-braves | 29 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | .125 | .146 | .125 |
| chicago-cubs | 28 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | .114 | .125 | .136 |
| new-york-giants | 18 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .042 | .042 | .042 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 12 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .214 | .200 | .214 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 |  New York Giants | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 21 | 9 |
| 1917 | New York Giants | 14 | 9 | – | – | 1 | – | .000 | 37 | 16 |
| 1918 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants | 23 | 40 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .125 | 132 | 41 |
| 1919 | New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | 63 | 8 | – | 1 | – | .127 | 195 | 43 |
| 1920 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 72 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .097 | 249 | 50 |
| 1921 | Philadelphia Phillies | 39 | 72 | 4 | – | 3 | – | .056 | 221 | 48 |
| 1922 | Philadelphia Phillies | 42 | 66 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .076 | 194 | 45 |
| 1923 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 25 | 26 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .192 | 91 | 15 |